Chief Financial Officer

This is an exciting time for the Trust as we realize our ambition to build on our existing outstanding school, Wootton Park School, and develop the Trust to include additional outstanding schools in Northampton and the surrounding areas. Northampton Free School Trust currently comprises two schools with a third proposed for 2027.

We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer to take the lead on Trust Finances. The position will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and will take a seat within the Executive Leadership Team alongside Academy Heads, the Chief Operating Officer, and Trust Executive.

The position will enjoy the full support and professional challenge you need to succeed and will report into the full Trust Board and the Finance and Resource committee on a regular basis.

This position will also lead and line manage a finance team, which currently consists of three part-time Finance Assistants and a Finance Manager.

The Trust, in its current position on its journey of growth, is open to discussing flexibility of hours and an agile working pattern that considers attendance at the Trust/Academy office and use of Teams. It is acknowledged that as the Trust grows, so will the role. Any part-time hours will likely grow incrementally with the needs and demands of the role.

Our aspirational Trust aims to provide a first-rate learning environment and deliver high levels of academic achievement and personal development for all, while promoting the value of community participation and building a stronger society.

We seek an executive who shares this vision with us and is able to lead and develop our Trust to support our academies in delivering outstanding education and ensuring financial rigor.

Our quest for excellence must also be combined with our unwavering commitment to care and support. Therefore, anyone seeking appointment to this role must demonstrate warmth, humor, resilience, and above all, emotional intelligence in order to uphold the values of our Trust.

Benefits:

• Professional challenge and development
• Freedom to innovate and significantly contribute
• An exciting and conscientious working environment
• Reprographics and IT support
• LGPS pension scheme
• Free parking
• Sick pay

If you are inspired by this exceptional opportunity to join us at this stage of our journey, we want to hear from you!

We encourage discussion and conversation prior to application. If you wish to discuss the role in more detail, please feel free to contact our CEO, Dan Rosser, directly at info@northamptonfreeschooltrust.co.uk.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education, Northampton Free School Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. An offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Please note we do not accept CVs and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.

We maintain the right to close the application process early or later if necessary.

Closing Date: Monday 2nd December 2024

Interview Date: w/c 9th December 2024

Candidates should be available to interview in person.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £60,000.00-£70,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/12/2024
Reference ID: CFO
Expected start date: 01/02/2025